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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As he reached the gravel, a wandering puff of wind blew the door to with a sharp report, and the Oldest Member, who had been dozing in a chair over his _Wodehouse on the Niblick_, unclosed his eyes, blinking in the strong light.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading JANE GETS OFF THE FAIRWAY The side-door leading into the smoking-room opened, and the golf-club’s popular and energetic secretary came trotting down the steps on to the terrace above the ninth green.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JANE GETS OFF THE FAIRWAY The side-door leading into the smoking-room opened, and the golf-club’s popular and energetic secretary came trotting down the steps on to the terrace above the ninth green.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he reached the gravel, a wandering puff of wind blew the door to with a sharp report, and the Oldest Member, who had been dozing in a chair over his _Wodehouse on the Niblick_, unclosed his eyes, blinking in the strong light.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As he reached the gravel, a wandering puff of wind blew the door to with a sharp report, and the Oldest Member, who had been dozing in a chair over his _Wodehouse on the Niblick_, unclosed his eyes, blinking in the strong light.
blew
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From this reading As he reached the gravel, a wandering puff of wind blew the door to with a sharp report, and the Oldest Member, who had been dozing in a chair over his _Wodehouse on the Niblick_, unclosed his eyes, blinking in the strong light.
blinking
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From this reading As he reached the gravel, a wandering puff of wind blew the door to with a sharp report, and the Oldest Member, who had been dozing in a chair over his _Wodehouse on the Niblick_, unclosed his eyes, blinking in the strong light.
book
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From this reading “Yes, a book.
came
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From this reading JANE GETS OFF THE FAIRWAY The side-door leading into the smoking-room opened, and the golf-club’s popular and energetic secretary came trotting down the steps on to the terrace above the ninth green.
chair
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From this reading As he reached the gravel, a wandering puff of wind blew the door to with a sharp report, and the Oldest Member, who had been dozing in a chair over his _Wodehouse on the Niblick_, unclosed his eyes, blinking in the strong light.
courteously
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From this reading “You have lost something?” he inquired, courteously.
dog
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From this reading He perceived the secretary skimming to and fro like a questing dog.
door
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From this reading As he reached the gravel, a wandering puff of wind blew the door to with a sharp report, and the Oldest Member, who had been dozing in a chair over his _Wodehouse on the Niblick_, unclosed his eyes, blinking in the strong light.
down
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From this reading JANE GETS OFF THE FAIRWAY The side-door leading into the smoking-room opened, and the golf-club’s popular and energetic secretary came trotting down the steps on to the terrace above the ninth green.
dozing
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From this reading As he reached the gravel, a wandering puff of wind blew the door to with a sharp report, and the Oldest Member, who had been dozing in a chair over his _Wodehouse on the Niblick_, unclosed his eyes, blinking in the strong light.
energetic
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From this reading JANE GETS OFF THE FAIRWAY The side-door leading into the smoking-room opened, and the golf-club’s popular and energetic secretary came trotting down the steps on to the terrace above the ninth green.
eyes
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From this reading As he reached the gravel, a wandering puff of wind blew the door to with a sharp report, and the Oldest Member, who had been dozing in a chair over his _Wodehouse on the Niblick_, unclosed his eyes, blinking in the strong light.
FAIRWAYnounUS /ˈfɛrweɪ/
a navigable part of a river, harbor, or sea route
From this reading JANE GETS OFF THE FAIRWAY The side-door leading into the smoking-room opened, and the golf-club’s popular and energetic secretary came trotting down the steps on to the terrace above the ninth green.
fro
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From this reading He perceived the secretary skimming to and fro like a questing dog.
GETS
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From this reading JANE GETS OFF THE FAIRWAY The side-door leading into the smoking-room opened, and the golf-club’s popular and energetic secretary came trotting down the steps on to the terrace above the ninth green.
golf-club's
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From this reading JANE GETS OFF THE FAIRWAY The side-door leading into the smoking-room opened, and the golf-club’s popular and energetic secretary came trotting down the steps on to the terrace above the ninth green.
gravel
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From this reading As he reached the gravel, a wandering puff of wind blew the door to with a sharp report, and the Oldest Member, who had been dozing in a chair over his _Wodehouse on the Niblick_, unclosed his eyes, blinking in the strong light.
green
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From this reading JANE GETS OFF THE FAIRWAY The side-door leading into the smoking-room opened, and the golf-club’s popular and energetic secretary came trotting down the steps on to the terrace above the ninth green.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As he reached the gravel, a wandering puff of wind blew the door to with a sharp report, and the Oldest Member, who had been dozing in a chair over his _Wodehouse on the Niblick_, unclosed his eyes, blinking in the strong light.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have lost something?” he inquired, courteously.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he reached the gravel, a wandering puff of wind blew the door to with a sharp report, and the Oldest Member, who had been dozing in a chair over his _Wodehouse on the Niblick_, unclosed his eyes, blinking in the strong light.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he reached the gravel, a wandering puff of wind blew the door to with a sharp report, and the Oldest Member, who had been dozing in a chair over his _Wodehouse on the Niblick_, unclosed his eyes, blinking in the strong light.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As he reached the gravel, a wandering puff of wind blew the door to with a sharp report, and the Oldest Member, who had been dozing in a chair over his _Wodehouse on the Niblick_, unclosed his eyes, blinking in the strong light.
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “You have lost something?” he inquired, courteously.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading JANE GETS OFF THE FAIRWAY The side-door leading into the smoking-room opened, and the golf-club’s popular and energetic secretary came trotting down the steps on to the terrace above the ninth green.
JANE
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From this reading JANE GETS OFF THE FAIRWAY The side-door leading into the smoking-room opened, and the golf-club’s popular and energetic secretary came trotting down the steps on to the terrace above the ninth green.
leading
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From this reading JANE GETS OFF THE FAIRWAY The side-door leading into the smoking-room opened, and the golf-club’s popular and energetic secretary came trotting down the steps on to the terrace above the ninth green.
light
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From this reading As he reached the gravel, a wandering puff of wind blew the door to with a sharp report, and the Oldest Member, who had been dozing in a chair over his _Wodehouse on the Niblick_, unclosed his eyes, blinking in the strong light.
like
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From this reading He perceived the secretary skimming to and fro like a questing dog.
lost
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From this reading “You have lost something?” he inquired, courteously.
Member
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From this reading As he reached the gravel, a wandering puff of wind blew the door to with a sharp report, and the Oldest Member, who had been dozing in a chair over his _Wodehouse on the Niblick_, unclosed his eyes, blinking in the strong light.
Niblick
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From this reading As he reached the gravel, a wandering puff of wind blew the door to with a sharp report, and the Oldest Member, who had been dozing in a chair over his _Wodehouse on the Niblick_, unclosed his eyes, blinking in the strong light.
ninth
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From this reading JANE GETS OFF THE FAIRWAY The side-door leading into the smoking-room opened, and the golf-club’s popular and energetic secretary came trotting down the steps on to the terrace above the ninth green.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As he reached the gravel, a wandering puff of wind blew the door to with a sharp report, and the Oldest Member, who had been dozing in a chair over his _Wodehouse on the Niblick_, unclosed his eyes, blinking in the strong light.
OFF
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From this reading JANE GETS OFF THE FAIRWAY The side-door leading into the smoking-room opened, and the golf-club’s popular and energetic secretary came trotting down the steps on to the terrace above the ninth green.
Oldest
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From this reading As he reached the gravel, a wandering puff of wind blew the door to with a sharp report, and the Oldest Member, who had been dozing in a chair over his _Wodehouse on the Niblick_, unclosed his eyes, blinking in the strong light.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading JANE GETS OFF THE FAIRWAY The side-door leading into the smoking-room opened, and the golf-club’s popular and energetic secretary came trotting down the steps on to the terrace above the ninth green.
opened
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From this reading JANE GETS OFF THE FAIRWAY The side-door leading into the smoking-room opened, and the golf-club’s popular and energetic secretary came trotting down the steps on to the terrace above the ninth green.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading As he reached the gravel, a wandering puff of wind blew the door to with a sharp report, and the Oldest Member, who had been dozing in a chair over his _Wodehouse on the Niblick_, unclosed his eyes, blinking in the strong light.
perceived
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From this reading He perceived the secretary skimming to and fro like a questing dog.
popular
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From this reading JANE GETS OFF THE FAIRWAY The side-door leading into the smoking-room opened, and the golf-club’s popular and energetic secretary came trotting down the steps on to the terrace above the ninth green.
puff
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From this reading As he reached the gravel, a wandering puff of wind blew the door to with a sharp report, and the Oldest Member, who had been dozing in a chair over his _Wodehouse on the Niblick_, unclosed his eyes, blinking in the strong light.
questing
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From this reading He perceived the secretary skimming to and fro like a questing dog.
reached
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From this reading As he reached the gravel, a wandering puff of wind blew the door to with a sharp report, and the Oldest Member, who had been dozing in a chair over his _Wodehouse on the Niblick_, unclosed his eyes, blinking in the strong light.
report
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From this reading As he reached the gravel, a wandering puff of wind blew the door to with a sharp report, and the Oldest Member, who had been dozing in a chair over his _Wodehouse on the Niblick_, unclosed his eyes, blinking in the strong light.
secretary
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From this reading JANE GETS OFF THE FAIRWAY The side-door leading into the smoking-room opened, and the golf-club’s popular and energetic secretary came trotting down the steps on to the terrace above the ninth green.
sharp
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From this reading As he reached the gravel, a wandering puff of wind blew the door to with a sharp report, and the Oldest Member, who had been dozing in a chair over his _Wodehouse on the Niblick_, unclosed his eyes, blinking in the strong light.
side-door
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From this reading JANE GETS OFF THE FAIRWAY The side-door leading into the smoking-room opened, and the golf-club’s popular and energetic secretary came trotting down the steps on to the terrace above the ninth green.
skimming
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From this reading He perceived the secretary skimming to and fro like a questing dog.
smoking-room
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From this reading JANE GETS OFF THE FAIRWAY The side-door leading into the smoking-room opened, and the golf-club’s popular and energetic secretary came trotting down the steps on to the terrace above the ninth green.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “You have lost something?” he inquired, courteously.
steps
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From this reading JANE GETS OFF THE FAIRWAY The side-door leading into the smoking-room opened, and the golf-club’s popular and energetic secretary came trotting down the steps on to the terrace above the ninth green.
strong
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From this reading As he reached the gravel, a wandering puff of wind blew the door to with a sharp report, and the Oldest Member, who had been dozing in a chair over his _Wodehouse on the Niblick_, unclosed his eyes, blinking in the strong light.
terrace
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From this reading JANE GETS OFF THE FAIRWAY The side-door leading into the smoking-room opened, and the golf-club’s popular and energetic secretary came trotting down the steps on to the terrace above the ninth green.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JANE GETS OFF THE FAIRWAY The side-door leading into the smoking-room opened, and the golf-club’s popular and energetic secretary came trotting down the steps on to the terrace above the ninth green.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JANE GETS OFF THE FAIRWAY The side-door leading into the smoking-room opened, and the golf-club’s popular and energetic secretary came trotting down the steps on to the terrace above the ninth green.
trotting
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From this reading JANE GETS OFF THE FAIRWAY The side-door leading into the smoking-room opened, and the golf-club’s popular and energetic secretary came trotting down the steps on to the terrace above the ninth green.
unclosed
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From this reading As he reached the gravel, a wandering puff of wind blew the door to with a sharp report, and the Oldest Member, who had been dozing in a chair over his _Wodehouse on the Niblick_, unclosed his eyes, blinking in the strong light.
wandering
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From this reading As he reached the gravel, a wandering puff of wind blew the door to with a sharp report, and the Oldest Member, who had been dozing in a chair over his _Wodehouse on the Niblick_, unclosed his eyes, blinking in the strong light.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading As he reached the gravel, a wandering puff of wind blew the door to with a sharp report, and the Oldest Member, who had been dozing in a chair over his _Wodehouse on the Niblick_, unclosed his eyes, blinking in the strong light.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he reached the gravel, a wandering puff of wind blew the door to with a sharp report, and the Oldest Member, who had been dozing in a chair over his _Wodehouse on the Niblick_, unclosed his eyes, blinking in the strong light.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As he reached the gravel, a wandering puff of wind blew the door to with a sharp report, and the Oldest Member, who had been dozing in a chair over his _Wodehouse on the Niblick_, unclosed his eyes, blinking in the strong light.
Wodehouse
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From this reading As he reached the gravel, a wandering puff of wind blew the door to with a sharp report, and the Oldest Member, who had been dozing in a chair over his _Wodehouse on the Niblick_, unclosed his eyes, blinking in the strong light.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes, a book.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You have lost something?” he inquired, courteously.
